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HB1150Introduced in the House of Delegates

Impersonating any local, town, city, or county elected official; penalty.

Passed

Introduced by Keith Hodges, District 68

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Impersonating any local, town, city, or county elected official; penalty. Prohibits any person from willfully and intentionally (i) falsely assuming or exercising the functions, powers, duties, and privileges incident to the office of any local, town, city, or county elected official; (ii) falsely assuming or pretending to be any such elected official with intent to defraud or obtain access, information, service, or thing of value; or (iii) impersonating any such elected official with the intent to make another believe he is such elected official with intent to defraud or obtain access, information, service, or thing of value. A violation of such prohibition is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0452)

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Senate amendments agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 6, 2026

95

Yes

0

No

4

Absent or Not Voting

99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each delegate voted

DelegateDistrictVote
Patrick Hope1Yes
Adele McClure2Yes
Alfonso Lopez3Yes
Charniele Herring4Yes
Kirk McPike5Yes
Richard Sullivan6Yes
Karen Keys-Gamarra7Yes
Irene Shin8Yes
Karrie Delaney9Yes
Dan Helmer10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105074D

  2. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1150)

  4. Assigned HPE sub: Campaigns and Candidates

  5. House subcommittee offered

  6. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

  7. House committee offered

  8. Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

  9. Committee substitute printed 26107151D-H1

  10. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1150)

  11. Read first time

  12. Read second time

  13. committee substitute agreed to

  14. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  15. Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

  16. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  17. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

  18. Rereferred from Privileges and Elections to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)

  19. Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)

  20. Rules suspended

  21. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  22. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  23. Read third time

  24. Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to

  25. Engrossed by Senate as amended

  26. Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  27. Senate amendments agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 0-A)

  28. Enrolled

  29. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1150ER)

  30. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1150)

  31. Signed by Speaker

  32. Signed by President

  33. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  34. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  35. Approved by Governor-Chapter 452 (effective 7/1/2026)

  36. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0452)

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